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First American Birth Control Clinic (The Brownsville Clinic), 1916
By: Rainey Horwitz
| Published: Oct 11, 2019
On 16 October 1916, Margaret Sanger opened one of the first birth control clinics in the United States in Brooklyn, New York, which some have called…
OrganizationBirth ControlUnwanted pregnancyAbortionMargaret Sanger Papers Project
The Woman Rebel (1914)
By: Rainey Horwitz
| Published: May 16, 2018
In the early twentieth century, birth control advocate Margaret Sanger published eight issues of a feminist magazine called The Woman Rebel.…
Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966Margaret Sanger Papers ProjectFeminism and scienceFeminism and mass mediaFeminism and education--United States
Ann Trow (Madame Restell) (1812–1878)
By: Rainey Horwitz
| Published: Aug 23, 2017
Self-proclaimed female physician Ann Trow was a women’s reproductive health specialist as well as an abortion provider in New York City, New York…
AbortionAbortion servicesPro-choice movementTrials (Abortion)Abortion--Law and legislation--United States
Emma Goldman (1869–1940)
By: Rainey Horwitz
| Published: Jan 22, 2018
Emma Goldman was a traveling public speaker and writer known for her anarchist political views as well as her opinions on contraception and birth…
AnarchismReproductive RightsAbortionBirth ControlHomestead Strike, Homestead, Pa., 1892